Summit Farmer
Chapter 325 - 324: Is This a Treatment?

Chapter 325: Chapter 324: Is This a Treatment?

"Let’s just get on with the treatment, enough of this nonsense!" A western old man voiced his displeasure; his face crinkling as he furrowed his brows.

Originally, everyone wanted to give Peter Brown a hard time, but now, Peter has accurately diagnosed the secret ailment of Nigel Harrison.

When they turned their eyes towards Nigel Harrison, his expression confirmed Peter’s diagnosis.

To stop Peter’s barrage of information, they could only demand to start the competition.

"Exactly, stop beating around the bush. The key now is whether you can cure the patients or not, it’s not a cooking competition!"

"Yes, we all have been spun around by him, we’re not here to compete in cooking, but to cure those patients!"

A few Westerners started to speak up as well.

Peter glanced at them, thinking that they were clearly siding with Nigel Harrison. If his advantage were only slight, they might still declare Nigel the winner.

Peter had already changed his initial thoughts. He knew he must win, and win convincingly.

"That’s right, these patients could die at any moment, whoever can bring them back to life is the true expert."

"Saving their lives seems unlikely. These patients are from all over the world, and the most we can do is to control their condition. The difficulty of truly saving them is immense."

"Just managing to suppress the spread of malignant tumors is already an impressive feat. There have been instances where one or two people were cured, but trying to cure so many patients is truly too difficult."

"Let’s see, we don’t know who is stronger, Nigel or Peter."

"I think Nigel is stronger. As for Peter Brown, he can talk the talk, but it remains to be seen if he can walk the walk!"

...

Through observation, everyone naturally favored Nigel, and their impressions of Peter were mostly filled with amusement.

Meanwhile, the Westerners had the feeling that Peter was being purposefully deceptive, creating a Soup Therapy to confuse them and not disclose his prescription.

"Let’s begin then!"

Without needing approval from any higher-ups, the judges quickly convened and announced the start of the competition.

Many tents had been set up and the patients were wheeled out one by one. They were placed under a large tent where everyone could see them, and cameras were set up to monitor each one of them closely. Under such surveillance, any cheating was impossible.

The female host took a deep breath, glanced coldly at Peter, then put on a smiling face and said, "Doctor Peter Brown has made several amusing comments that had us all laughing. Now, let’s see if his medical skills are as impressive as his jokes, as the patients are entering now."

The host from the Hua Nation said, "The patients selected have been approved by the competition committee. Many are from all over the world. They have come from far and wide in hope of finding a shred of hope for survival. Now, our two world-class tumor treatment Masters will begin their treatments, let’s wait and see."

"Some of you may question the fairness of this competition. Let me assure you that our judges are some of the world’s top doctors and expert professors. They would never jeopardize their reputation. Moreover, the conditions of all patients have been publicly disclosed, and everyone is free to investigate. We also have surveillance to monitor everything closely, there’s no room for any cheating."

To assure the transparency of the competition, the female host devoted much time to explain the measures for ensuring fairness.

Everyone accepted their explanation. When word got out about this showdown, all proceedings were opened to journalists. Those from the West were confident that this was a won battle and didn’t attempt to hinder the journalists’ reports.

Because of the media coverage, people from all over the world knew that there would be absolutely no cheating in this competition.

"Doctors, you may now begin the competition." The female host smiled at the two men.

Sure enough, Nigel glanced at Peter and said, "I’ll be using a new drug that I developed; it can effectively control the spread of malignant tumors. The patients will take it, and within a week, there shouldn’t be any complications. During this week, I will have plenty of time to perform surgery on them."

Peter smiled and asked, "How much longer do you think they’ll live after your surgery?"

"As long as they take good care of themselves, they can live for several more years."

"So you mean, you’ll keep performing surgery on them, and each time, taking a bit more from their bodies?"

With a scornful huff, Nigel refrained from engaging with Peter any further.

"Dr. Brown, are you not planning on performing surgery on the patients?" The female host asked once again.

With a faint smile, Peter responded, "That depends on the illness. In traditional Chinese medicine, every organ plays its part in the body. If an organ is removed, it will severely disrupt the patient’s Five Elements Balance. Even if one disease is cured in the short term, if the Yin Yang is out of balance and the Five Elements aren’t harmonized, the patient might die soon anyway."

At this point, Peter Brown began inspecting each of the hundred patients assigned to him for treatment.

After looking them over, Peter was shocked. These people indeed had severe problems. If they were not being kept alive by IV fluids, most of them would’ve already died. If patients like these were to be treated, it would surely be the ultimate test of a physician’s medical skills.

After observing for a while, Peter became clear about the condition of these patients. A few of them could die at any moment; they were completely helpless.

Without any hesitation, Peter took a silver needle from a trolley pushed by a nurse and began inserting needles into some of the patients while examining them.

At this time, Nigel Harrison was also administering medication to his patients.

There were hundreds of people, and both of them were busy with their own tasks. They did not interfere with each other.

The audience was meticulously watching the two men work. Their methods were completely different– Nigel was administering medication, while Peter was using acupuncture.

The hosts were explaining the methods of the two men, and everyone was anxious to see whether either man would win.

"Clearly, both men’s treatment methods are exactly as we predicted beforehand- Nigel Harrison is administering a new drug to the patients. This novel drug was invented by him, and he received the Nobel Prize for it. With this medicine, the control of tumours will surely be very effective."

"Peter’s method is also acupuncture. Now, Peter has already inserted silver needles into many patients. It seems he plans to resuscitate these patients using silver needles. But, it is evident that Nigel’s method is more dependable. Whether Peter’s silver needles will be effective is unknown."

The Western female host raised many objections to Peter’s method at this time. She was clearly unhappy with Peter for revealing her breast augmentation surgery.

Through various cameras, even the audience in front of the TV could see each patient’s condition. Everyone watched anxiously, really not knowing what Peter would do next.

What happened to the promised Soup Therapy?

Everyone was focused on Peter, curious to see exactly which scene he would play out.

At that time, Peter had arrived at a location set up for cooking.

At this time, the assistants had already washed the prepared vegetables. They were waiting for Peter’s arrival.

"My god, everyone, look quickly, Peter is really going to cook. Could he really be planning to use vegetable soup to treat tumours?"

When the camera switched, the audience indeed saw Peter walk over and begin to inspect the prepared vegetables.

What was most puzzling to everyone was that Peter would take hold of each type of vegetable and select a specific part to place into the pot.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Peter, who picked up a cabbage, only selected a little bit of the root, specific to the very tip of the root.

Soon, dozens of cabbages had been selected by him, and looking back at the pot, there were only a few roots in it.

Peter then started selecting radishes. This time, he chose the skin of the radishes. However, he did not pick all the skin, instead only selecting a small piece of skin from the top.

Similarly, after Peter had selected a large amount of radishes, only a small amount of radish skin remained in the pot.

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No one could understand Peter’s method of selection.

The female host couldn’t help herself any longer, and asked Peter, "Master Wang, is there anything particular about your selection method?"

Peter replied, "Soup Therapy is not simply about boiling soup. What we need from each vegetable is just a little bit of something specific. Take this root for example, only the pointed end of it is filled with a powerful vitality, because it consistently permeates the layer of soil. The power in this part is the strongest, and I need this portion to provide energy to the patient."

"Master Wang, if that’s the case, then the tumour can also absorb this. You’re also giving vitality to the tumour. If so, wouldn’t the spread of the tumour be more serious?"

"What you said is correct indeed. Yes, that is the logic. Therefore, this pot of soup is prepared to nourish the patient after the tumour has been eradicated. The soup that I use to eliminate the tumour is a different one."

I don’t understand!

Many people, although curious, couldn’t understand Peter’s method of selection at all.

The Hua Nation hosts were smiling at the judges and said, "Before the competition, everyone wanted Peter to provide a prescription, but Peter offered a menu instead. Now Peter is indeed using these vegetables to prepare a treatment. I wonder if the judges believe that his method complies with the competition rules?"

The judges smiled woefully at this time. Peter really used these vegetables to prepare medicine. Although he called it Soup Therapy, in fact, it was medicinal soup. No matter how you look at it, it complied with the rules.

"Hmm, up until now, it complies with the rules."